Hep C 101
Hep C mainly affects this organ
What is the LIVER?
Sharing needles
Hep C can be cured after taking pills for how long?
What is 2 to 3 months?
This Health Centre provides Hep C care in Toronto's downtown East side
What is Sherbourne Health Centre?
(Regent Park also accepted)
TCHCP is an acronym for this.
What is the Toronto Community Hep C Partnership?
To do a Hep C rapid test, this is collected.
What is a drop of blood?
These personal hygiene tools could potentially spread Hep C if shared.
What are nail clippers and razors?
What are fatigue, headache and sometimes nausea
Modern Hep C treatments are very well tolerated. Serious side effects are uncommon.
In Spring of 2025 the Government of Ontario forced the closure of 9 of these, a move that lead to increased overdose deaths.
What are Safe Consumption Sites?
(or safe injection/inhalation sites)
This is the number of organizations in the TCHCP
What is 7?
A Hep C rapid test checks to see if you have these in your blood.
What are Hep C antibodies?
In these institutions, Hep C spreads quickly, due to tight quarters, and shared personal hygiene equipment.
What are correctional facilities?
(Prisons and jails)
Modern Hep C treatment cures the virus at about this percentage.
What is 95 %
These organizations assist individuals recently released from incarceration.
What are Elizabeth Fry and the John Howard Society
This TCHCP partner organization provides HIV & HCV support and advocacy for people who are incarcerated.
What is PASAN?
This is how Hep C is transmitted
What is Blood to blood
The Hepatitis C virus can remain infectious on surfaces outside the body for up to this length of time.
Before 2014, Hep C treatment often involved this drug, also used in some cancer treatments, and known for its severe side effects.
What is Interferon?
Through the TCHCP, individuals with Hep C can seek support by attending these.
What are Hep C treatment groups?
This is the year the TCHCP was formed.
What is 2006?
Left untreated, Hep C can cause severe scarring of the liver also known as this
What is Cirrhosis
Hepatitis C is the most common type of this kind of infection in Canada.
What is a chronic blood-borne infection
The type of medication used to cure Hepatitis C.
What are direct acting antivirals?
(Epclusa, Mavyret, or Vosevi)
This Canadian organization, based in Toronto, does extensive research on Hep C and develops educational materials and resources about Hep C, HIV, and harm reduction.
What is CATIE
These are the 3 founding organizations of TCHCP.
What are Sherbourne Health, South Riverdale Community Health Centre & Regent Park Community Health Centre?